IPv6 COP - performance

- JIRA: CSIT-109
- create topology with COP white-list applied on interfaces using IPv6
  in 3-node topology
- create necessary keywords to be used in test cases
- create ipv6_cop test cases (78B, 1518B, 9000B)

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Signed-off-by: Peter Mikus <pmikus@cisco.com>

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+
+*** Settings ***
+| Resource | resources/libraries/robot/performance.robot
+| Library | resources.libraries.python.Cop
+| Force Tags | 3_NODE_SINGLE_LINK_TOPO | PERFTEST | HW_ENV | PERFTEST_LONG
+| ...        | NIC_Intel-X520-DA2
+| Suite Setup | 3-node Performance Suite Setup with DUT's NIC model
+| ... | L3 | Intel-X520-DA2
+| Suite Teardown | 3-node Performance Suite Teardown
+| Test Setup | Setup all DUTs before test
+| Test Teardown | Run Keyword | Remove startup configuration of VPP from all DUTs
+| Documentation | *Throughput search suite (based on RFC2544).*
+| ...
+| ... | Test suite uses 3-node topology TG - DUT1 - DUT2 - TG, with one link
+| ... | between nodes. Traffic profile contain 2 L3 streams (1 stream per
+| ... | direction). Packets contain Ethernet header, IPv6 header, and random
+| ... | payload. Ethernet header MAC addresses are matching MAC addresses
+| ... | of the TG node. COP (whitelist) is applied on link between TG - DUT1
+| ... | and DUT2 - TG. Additional ipv6 fib table with index 1 is created and
+| ... | single entry added to permit all the traffic (subnet /64).
+
+*** Test Cases ***
+| Find NDR by using RFC2544 binary search and 78B frames through IPv6 forwarding with COP in 3-node topology
+| | [Documentation]
+| | ... | Find throughput with non drop rate for 78B frames by using
+| | ... | binary search with threshold 0.1Mpps.
+| | [Tags] | 1_THREAD_NOHTT_RSS_1 | SINGLE_THREAD | NDR
+| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | 78
+| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | 100000
+| | ${max_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10Ge_linerate_pps_78B}
+| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
+| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
+| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
+| | Given Add '1' worker threads and rss '1' without HTT to all DUTs
+| | And   Add all PCI devices to all DUTs
+| | And   Add No Multi Seg to all DUTs
+| | And   Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When  IPv6 forwarding initialized in a 3-node circular topology
+| | And   Add fib table | ${dut1} | 2001:1:: | 64 | 1 | local
+| | And   Add fib table | ${dut2} | 2001:2:: | 64 | 1 | local
+| | And   COP Add whitelist Entry | ${dut1} | ${dut1_if1} | ip6 | 1
+| | And   COP Add whitelist Entry | ${dut2} | ${dut2_if2} | ip6 | 1
+| | And   COP interface enable or disable | ${dut1} | ${dut1_if1} | enable
+| | And   COP interface enable or disable | ${dut2} | ${dut2_if2} | enable
+| | Then Find NDR using binary search and pps | ${framesize} | ${binary_min}
+| | ...                                       | ${binary_max} | 3-node-IPv6
+| | ...                                       | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate}
+| | ...                                       | ${threshold}
+
+| Find PDR by using RFC2544 binary search and 78B frames through IPv6 forwarding with COP in 3-node topology
+| | [Documentation]
+| | ... | Find throughput with partial drop rate for 78B frames by using
+| | ... | binary search with threshold 0.1Mpps. Loss acceptance is set to 0.5
+| | ... | percent of transmitted packets.
+| | [Tags] | 1_THREAD_NOHTT_RSS_1 | SINGLE_THREAD | PDR
+| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | 78
+| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | 100000
+| | ${max_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10Ge_linerate_pps_78B}
+| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
+| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
+| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
+| | Given Add '1' worker threads and rss '1' without HTT to all DUTs
+| | And   Add all PCI devices to all DUTs
+| | And   Add No Multi Seg to all DUTs
+| | And   Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When  IPv6 forwarding initialized in a 3-node circular topology
+| | And   Add fib table | ${dut1} | 2001:1:: | 64 | 1 | local
+| | And   Add fib table | ${dut2} | 2001:2:: | 64 | 1 | local
+| | And   COP Add whitelist Entry | ${dut1} | ${dut1_if1} | ip6 | 1
+| | And   COP Add whitelist Entry | ${dut2} | ${dut2_if2} | ip6 | 1
+| | And   COP interface enable or disable | ${dut1} | ${dut1_if1} | enable
+| | And   COP interface enable or disable | ${dut2} | ${dut2_if2} | enable
+| | Then Find PDR using binary search and pps | ${framesize} | ${binary_min}
+| | ...                                       | ${binary_max} | 3-node-IPv6
+| | ...                                       | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate}
+| | ...                                       | ${threshold}
+| | ...                                       | ${glob_loss_acceptance}
+| | ...                                       | ${glob_loss_acceptance_type}
+
+| Find NDR by using RFC2544 binary search and 1518B frames through IPv6 forwarding with COP in 3-node topology
+| | [Documentation]
+| | ... | Find throughput with non drop rate for 1518B frames by using
+| | ... | binary search with threshold 10,000pps.
+| | [Tags] | 1_THREAD_NOHTT_RSS_1 | SINGLE_THREAD | NDR
+| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | 1518
+| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | 10000
+| | ${max_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10Ge_linerate_pps_1518B}
+| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
+| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
+| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
+| | Given Add '1' worker threads and rss '1' without HTT to all DUTs
+| | And   Add all PCI devices to all DUTs
+| | And   Add No Multi Seg to all DUTs
+| | And   Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When  IPv6 forwarding initialized in a 3-node circular topology
+| | And   Add fib table | ${dut1} | 2001:1:: | 64 | 1 | local
+| | And   Add fib table | ${dut2} | 2001:2:: | 64 | 1 | local
+| | And   COP Add whitelist Entry | ${dut1} | ${dut1_if1} | ip6 | 1
+| | And   COP Add whitelist Entry | ${dut2} | ${dut2_if2} | ip6 | 1
+| | And   COP interface enable or disable | ${dut1} | ${dut1_if1} | enable
+| | And   COP interface enable or disable | ${dut2} | ${dut2_if2} | enable
+| | Then Find NDR using binary search and pps | ${framesize} | ${binary_min}
+| | ...                                       | ${binary_max} | 3-node-IPv6
+| | ...                                       | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate}
+| | ...                                       | ${threshold}
+
+| Find PDR by using RFC2544 binary search and 1518B frames through IPv6 forwarding with COP in 3-node topology
+| | [Documentation]
+| | ... | Find throughput with partial drop rate for 1518B frames by using
+| | ... | binary search with threshold 10,000pps. Loss acceptance is set to 0.5
+| | ... | percent of transmitted packets.
+| | [Tags] | 1_THREAD_NOHTT_RSS_1 | SINGLE_THREAD | PDR
+| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | 1518
+| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | 10000
+| | ${max_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10Ge_linerate_pps_1518B}
+| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
+| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
+| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
+| | Given Add '1' worker threads and rss '1' without HTT to all DUTs
+| | And   Add all PCI devices to all DUTs
+| | And   Add No Multi Seg to all DUTs
+| | And   Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When  IPv6 forwarding initialized in a 3-node circular topology
+| | And   Add fib table | ${dut1} | 2001:1:: | 64 | 1 | local
+| | And   Add fib table | ${dut2} | 2001:2:: | 64 | 1 | local
+| | And   COP Add whitelist Entry | ${dut1} | ${dut1_if1} | ip6 | 1
+| | And   COP Add whitelist Entry | ${dut2} | ${dut2_if2} | ip6 | 1
+| | And   COP interface enable or disable | ${dut1} | ${dut1_if1} | enable
+| | And   COP interface enable or disable | ${dut2} | ${dut2_if2} | enable
+| | Then Find PDR using binary search and pps | ${framesize} | ${binary_min}
+| | ...                                       | ${binary_max} | 3-node-IPv6
+| | ...                                       | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate}
+| | ...                                       | ${threshold}
+| | ...                                       | ${glob_loss_acceptance}
+| | ...                                       | ${glob_loss_acceptance_type}
+
+| Find NDR by using RFC2544 binary search and 9000B frames through IPv6 forwarding with COP in 3-node topology
+| | [Documentation]
+| | ... | Find throughput with non drop rate for 9000B frames by using
+| | ... | binary search with threshold 5,000pps.
+| | [Tags] | 1_THREAD_NOHTT_RSS_1 | SINGLE_THREAD | NDR
+| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | 9000
+| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | 5000
+| | ${max_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10Ge_linerate_pps_9000B}
+| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
+| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
+| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
+| | Given Add '1' worker threads and rss '1' without HTT to all DUTs
+| | And   Add all PCI devices to all DUTs
+| | And   Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When  IPv6 forwarding initialized in a 3-node circular topology
+| | And   Add fib table | ${dut1} | 2001:1:: | 64 | 1 | local
+| | And   Add fib table | ${dut2} | 2001:2:: | 64 | 1 | local
+| | And   COP Add whitelist Entry | ${dut1} | ${dut1_if1} | ip6 | 1
+| | And   COP Add whitelist Entry | ${dut2} | ${dut2_if2} | ip6 | 1
+| | And   COP interface enable or disable | ${dut1} | ${dut1_if1} | enable
+| | And   COP interface enable or disable | ${dut2} | ${dut2_if2} | enable
+| | Then Find NDR using binary search and pps | ${framesize} | ${binary_min}
+| | ...                                       | ${binary_max} | 3-node-IPv6
+| | ...                                       | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate}
+| | ...                                       | ${threshold}
+
+| Find PDR by using RFC2544 binary search and 9000B frames through IPv6 forwarding with COP in 3-node topology
+| | [Documentation]
+| | ... | Find throughput with partial drop rate for 9000B frames by using
+| | ... | binary search with threshold of 5,000pps. Loss acceptance is set to
+| | ... | 0.5 percent of transmitted packets.
+| | [Tags] | 1_THREAD_NOHTT_RSS_1 | SINGLE_THREAD | PDR
+| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | 9000
+| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | 5000
+| | ${max_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10Ge_linerate_pps_9000B}
+| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
+| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
+| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
+| | Given Add '1' worker threads and rss '1' without HTT to all DUTs
+| | And   Add all PCI devices to all DUTs
+| | And   Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When  IPv6 forwarding initialized in a 3-node circular topology
+| | And   Add fib table | ${dut1} | 2001:1:: | 64 | 1 | local
+| | And   Add fib table | ${dut2} | 2001:2:: | 64 | 1 | local
+| | And   COP Add whitelist Entry | ${dut1} | ${dut1_if1} | ip6 | 1
+| | And   COP Add whitelist Entry | ${dut2} | ${dut2_if2} | ip6 | 1
+| | And   COP interface enable or disable | ${dut1} | ${dut1_if1} | enable
+| | And   COP interface enable or disable | ${dut2} | ${dut2_if2} | enable
+| | Then Find PDR using binary search and pps | ${framesize} | ${binary_min}
+| | ...                                       | ${binary_max} | 3-node-IPv6
+| | ...                                       | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate}
+| | ...                                       | ${threshold}
+| | ...                                       | ${glob_loss_acceptance}
+| | ...                                       | ${glob_loss_acceptance_type}
+
+| Find NDR with 2 cores and rss 1 by using RFC2544 binary search and 78B frames through IPv6 forwarding with COP in 3-node topology
+| | [Documentation]
+| | ... | Find throughput on 2 cores with non drop rate for 78B frames by using
+| | ... | binary search with threshold 0.1Mpps.
+| | [Tags] | 2_THREAD_NOHTT_RSS_1 | MULTI_THREAD | NDR
+| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | 78
+| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | 100000
+| | ${max_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10Ge_linerate_pps_78B}
+| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
+| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
+| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
+| | Given Add '2' worker threads and rss '1' without HTT to all DUTs
+| | And   Add all PCI devices to all DUTs
+| | And   Add No Multi Seg to all DUTs
+| | And   Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When  IPv6 forwarding initialized in a 3-node circular topology
+| | And   Add fib table | ${dut1} | 2001:1:: | 64 | 1 | local
+| | And   Add fib table | ${dut2} | 2001:2:: | 64 | 1 | local
+| | And   COP Add whitelist Entry | ${dut1} | ${dut1_if1} | ip6 | 1
+| | And   COP Add whitelist Entry | ${dut2} | ${dut2_if2} | ip6 | 1
+| | And   COP interface enable or disable | ${dut1} | ${dut1_if1} | enable
+| | And   COP interface enable or disable | ${dut2} | ${dut2_if2} | enable
+| | Then Find NDR using binary search and pps | ${framesize} | ${binary_min}
+| | ...                                       | ${binary_max} | 3-node-IPv6
+| | ...                                       | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate}
+| | ...                                       | ${threshold}
+
+| Find PDR with 2 cores and rss 1 by using RFC2544 binary search and 78B frames through IPv6 forwarding with COP in 3-node topology
+| | [Documentation]
+| | ... | Find throughput on 2 cores with partial drop rate for 78B frames by
+| | ... | using binary search with threshold 10,000pps. Loss acceptance is set
+| | ... | to 0.5 percent of transmitted packets.
+| | [Tags] | 2_THREAD_NOHTT_RSS_1 | MULTI_THREAD | PDR
+| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | 78
+| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | 100000
+| | ${max_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10Ge_linerate_pps_78B}
+| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
+| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
+| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
+| | Given Add '2' worker threads and rss '1' without HTT to all DUTs
+| | And   Add all PCI devices to all DUTs
+| | And   Add No Multi Seg to all DUTs
+| | And   Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When  IPv6 forwarding initialized in a 3-node circular topology
+| | And   Add fib table | ${dut1} | 2001:1:: | 64 | 1 | local
+| | And   Add fib table | ${dut2} | 2001:2:: | 64 | 1 | local
+| | And   COP Add whitelist Entry | ${dut1} | ${dut1_if1} | ip6 | 1
+| | And   COP Add whitelist Entry | ${dut2} | ${dut2_if2} | ip6 | 1
+| | And   COP interface enable or disable | ${dut1} | ${dut1_if1} | enable
+| | And   COP interface enable or disable | ${dut2} | ${dut2_if2} | enable
+| | Then Find PDR using binary search and pps | ${framesize} | ${binary_min}
+| | ...                                       | ${binary_max} | 3-node-IPv6
+| | ...                                       | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate}
+| | ...                                       | ${threshold}
+| | ...                                       | ${glob_loss_acceptance}
+| | ...                                       | ${glob_loss_acceptance_type}
+
+| Find NDR with 2 cores and rss 1 by using RFC2544 binary search and 1518B frames through IPv6 forwarding with COP in 3-node topology
+| | [Documentation]
+| | ... | Find throughput on 2 cores with non drop rate for 1518B frames by
+| | ... | using binary search with threshold 10,000pps.
+| | [Tags] | 2_THREAD_NOHTT_RSS_1 | MULTI_THREAD | NDR
+| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | 1518
+| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | 10000
+| | ${max_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10Ge_linerate_pps_1518B}
+| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
+| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
+| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
+| | Given Add '2' worker threads and rss '1' without HTT to all DUTs
+| | And   Add all PCI devices to all DUTs
+| | And   Add No Multi Seg to all DUTs
+| | And   Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When  IPv6 forwarding initialized in a 3-node circular topology
+| | And   Add fib table | ${dut1} | 2001:1:: | 64 | 1 | local
+| | And   Add fib table | ${dut2} | 2001:2:: | 64 | 1 | local
+| | And   COP Add whitelist Entry | ${dut1} | ${dut1_if1} | ip6 | 1
+| | And   COP Add whitelist Entry | ${dut2} | ${dut2_if2} | ip6 | 1
+| | And   COP interface enable or disable | ${dut1} | ${dut1_if1} | enable
+| | And   COP interface enable or disable | ${dut2} | ${dut2_if2} | enable
+| | Then Find NDR using binary search and pps | ${framesize} | ${binary_min}
+| | ...                                       | ${binary_max} | 3-node-IPv6
+| | ...                                       | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate}
+| | ...                                       | ${threshold}
+
+| Find PDR with 2 cores and rss 1 by using RFC2544 binary search and 1518B frames through IPv6 forwarding with COP in 3-node topology
+| | [Documentation]
+| | ... | Find throughput on 2 cores with partial drop rate for 1518B frames by
+| | ... | using binary search with threshold 10,000pps. Loss acceptance is set
+| | ... | to 0.5 percent of transmitted packets.
+| | [Tags] | 2_THREAD_NOHTT_RSS_1 | MULTI_THREAD | PDR
+| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | 1518
+| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | 10000
+| | ${max_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10Ge_linerate_pps_1518B}
+| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
+| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
+| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
+| | Given Add '2' worker threads and rss '1' without HTT to all DUTs
+| | And   Add all PCI devices to all DUTs
+| | And   Add No Multi Seg to all DUTs
+| | And   Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When  IPv6 forwarding initialized in a 3-node circular topology
+| | And   Add fib table | ${dut1} | 2001:1:: | 64 | 1 | local
+| | And   Add fib table | ${dut2} | 2001:2:: | 64 | 1 | local
+| | And   COP Add whitelist Entry | ${dut1} | ${dut1_if1} | ip6 | 1
+| | And   COP Add whitelist Entry | ${dut2} | ${dut2_if2} | ip6 | 1
+| | And   COP interface enable or disable | ${dut1} | ${dut1_if1} | enable
+| | And   COP interface enable or disable | ${dut2} | ${dut2_if2} | enable
+| | Then Find PDR using binary search and pps | ${framesize} | ${binary_min}
+| | ...                                       | ${binary_max} | 3-node-IPv6
+| | ...                                       | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate}
+| | ...                                       | ${threshold}
+| | ...                                       | ${glob_loss_acceptance}
+| | ...                                       | ${glob_loss_acceptance_type}
+
+| Find NDR with 2 cores and rss 1 by using RFC2544 binary search and 9000B frames through IPv6 forwarding with COP in 3-node topology
+| | [Documentation]
+| | ... | Find throughput on 2 cores with non drop rate for 9000B frames by
+| | ... | using binary search with threshold 5,000pps.
+| | [Tags] | 2_THREAD_NOHTT_RSS_1 | MULTI_THREAD | NDR
+| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | 9000
+| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | 5000
+| | ${max_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10Ge_linerate_pps_9000B}
+| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
+| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
+| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
+| | Given Add '2' worker threads and rss '1' without HTT to all DUTs
+| | And   Add all PCI devices to all DUTs
+| | And   Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When  IPv6 forwarding initialized in a 3-node circular topology
+| | And   Add fib table | ${dut1} | 2001:1:: | 64 | 1 | local
+| | And   Add fib table | ${dut2} | 2001:2:: | 64 | 1 | local
+| | And   COP Add whitelist Entry | ${dut1} | ${dut1_if1} | ip6 | 1
+| | And   COP Add whitelist Entry | ${dut2} | ${dut2_if2} | ip6 | 1
+| | And   COP interface enable or disable | ${dut1} | ${dut1_if1} | enable
+| | And   COP interface enable or disable | ${dut2} | ${dut2_if2} | enable
+| | Then Find NDR using binary search and pps | ${framesize} | ${binary_min}
+| | ...                                       | ${binary_max} | 3-node-IPv6
+| | ...                                       | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate}
+| | ...                                       | ${threshold}
+
+| Find PDR with 2 cores and rss 1 by using RFC2544 binary search and 9000B frames through IPv6 forwarding with COP in 3-node topology
+| | [Documentation]
+| | ... | Find throughput on 2 cores with partial drop rate for 9000B frames by
+| | ... | using binary search with threshold 5,000pps. Loss acceptance is set
+| | ... | to 0.5 percent of transmitted packets.
+| | [Tags] | 2_THREAD_NOHTT_RSS_1 | MULTI_THREAD | PDR
+| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | 9000
+| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | 5000
+| | ${max_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10Ge_linerate_pps_9000B}
+| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
+| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
+| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
+| | Given Add '2' worker threads and rss '1' without HTT to all DUTs
+| | And   Add all PCI devices to all DUTs
+| | And   Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When  IPv6 forwarding initialized in a 3-node circular topology
+| | And   Add fib table | ${dut1} | 2001:1:: | 64 | 1 | local
+| | And   Add fib table | ${dut2} | 2001:2:: | 64 | 1 | local
+| | And   COP Add whitelist Entry | ${dut1} | ${dut1_if1} | ip6 | 1
+| | And   COP Add whitelist Entry | ${dut2} | ${dut2_if2} | ip6 | 1
+| | And   COP interface enable or disable | ${dut1} | ${dut1_if1} | enable
+| | And   COP interface enable or disable | ${dut2} | ${dut2_if2} | enable
+| | Then Find PDR using binary search and pps | ${framesize} | ${binary_min}
+| | ...                                       | ${binary_max} | 3-node-IPv6
+| | ...                                       | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate}
+| | ...                                       | ${threshold}
+| | ...                                       | ${glob_loss_acceptance}
+| | ...                                       | ${glob_loss_acceptance_type}
+
+| Find NDR with 4 cores and rss 2 by using RFC2544 binary search and 78B frames through IPv6 forwarding with COP in 3-node topology
+| | [Documentation]
+| | ... | Find throughput on 4 cores and rss 2 with non drop rate for 78B
+| | ... | frames by using binary search with threshold 0.1Mpps.
+| | [Tags] | 4_THREAD_NOHTT_RSS_2 | MULTI_THREAD | NDR
+| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | 78
+| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | 100000
+| | ${max_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10Ge_linerate_pps_78B}
+| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
+| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
+| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
+| | Given Add '4' worker threads and rss '2' without HTT to all DUTs
+| | And   Add all PCI devices to all DUTs
+| | And   Add No Multi Seg to all DUTs
+| | And   Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When  IPv6 forwarding initialized in a 3-node circular topology
+| | And   Add fib table | ${dut1} | 2001:1:: | 64 | 1 | local
+| | And   Add fib table | ${dut2} | 2001:2:: | 64 | 1 | local
+| | And   COP Add whitelist Entry | ${dut1} | ${dut1_if1} | ip6 | 1
+| | And   COP Add whitelist Entry | ${dut2} | ${dut2_if2} | ip6 | 1
+| | And   COP interface enable or disable | ${dut1} | ${dut1_if1} | enable
+| | And   COP interface enable or disable | ${dut2} | ${dut2_if2} | enable
+| | Then Find NDR using binary search and pps | ${framesize} | ${binary_min}
+| | ...                                       | ${binary_max} | 3-node-IPv6
+| | ...                                       | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate}
+| | ...                                       | ${threshold}
+
+| Find PDR with 4 cores and rss 2 by using RFC2544 binary search and 78B frames through IPv6 forwarding with COP in 3-node topology
+| | [Documentation]
+| | ... | Find throughput on 4 cores and rss 2 with partial drop rate for 78B
+| | ... | frames by using binary search with threshold 0.1Mpps. Loss acceptance
+| | ... | is set to 0.5 percent of transmitted packets.
+| | [Tags] | 4_THREAD_NOHTT_RSS_2 | MULTI_THREAD | PDR
+| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | 78
+| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | 100000
+| | ${max_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10Ge_linerate_pps_78B}
+| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
+| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
+| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
+| | Given Add '4' worker threads and rss '2' without HTT to all DUTs
+| | And   Add all PCI devices to all DUTs
+| | And   Add No Multi Seg to all DUTs
+| | And   Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When  IPv6 forwarding initialized in a 3-node circular topology
+| | And   Add fib table | ${dut1} | 2001:1:: | 64 | 1 | local
+| | And   Add fib table | ${dut2} | 2001:2:: | 64 | 1 | local
+| | And   COP Add whitelist Entry | ${dut1} | ${dut1_if1} | ip6 | 1
+| | And   COP Add whitelist Entry | ${dut2} | ${dut2_if2} | ip6 | 1
+| | And   COP interface enable or disable | ${dut1} | ${dut1_if1} | enable
+| | And   COP interface enable or disable | ${dut2} | ${dut2_if2} | enable
+| | Then Find PDR using binary search and pps | ${framesize} | ${binary_min}
+| | ...                                       | ${binary_max} | 3-node-IPv6
+| | ...                                       | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate}
+| | ...                                       | ${threshold}
+| | ...                                       | ${glob_loss_acceptance}
+| | ...                                       | ${glob_loss_acceptance_type}
+
+| Find NDR with 4 cores and rss 2 by using RFC2544 binary search and 1518B frames through IPv6 forwarding with COP in 3-node topology
+| | [Documentation]
+| | ... | Find throughput on 4 cores and rss 2 with non drop rate for 1518B
+| | ... | frames by using binary search with threshold 10,000pps.
+| | [Tags] | 4_THREAD_NOHTT_RSS_2 | MULTI_THREAD | NDR
+| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | 1518
+| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | 10000
+| | ${max_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10Ge_linerate_pps_1518B}
+| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
+| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
+| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
+| | Given Add '4' worker threads and rss '2' without HTT to all DUTs
+| | And   Add all PCI devices to all DUTs
+| | And   Add No Multi Seg to all DUTs
+| | And   Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When  IPv6 forwarding initialized in a 3-node circular topology
+| | And   Add fib table | ${dut1} | 2001:1:: | 64 | 1 | local
+| | And   Add fib table | ${dut2} | 2001:2:: | 64 | 1 | local
+| | And   COP Add whitelist Entry | ${dut1} | ${dut1_if1} | ip6 | 1
+| | And   COP Add whitelist Entry | ${dut2} | ${dut2_if2} | ip6 | 1
+| | And   COP interface enable or disable | ${dut1} | ${dut1_if1} | enable
+| | And   COP interface enable or disable | ${dut2} | ${dut2_if2} | enable
+| | Then Find NDR using binary search and pps | ${framesize} | ${binary_min}
+| | ...                                       | ${binary_max} | 3-node-IPv6
+| | ...                                       | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate}
+| | ...                                       | ${threshold}
+
+| Find PDR with 4 cores and rss 2 by using RFC2544 binary search and 1518B frames through IPv6 forwarding with COP in 3-node topology
+| | [Documentation]
+| | ... | Find throughput on 4 cores and rss 2 with partial drop rate for 1518B
+| | ... | frames by using binary search with threshold 10,000pps. Loss
+| | ... | acceptance is set to 0.5 percent of transmitted packets.
+| | [Tags] | 4_THREAD_NOHTT_RSS_2 | MULTI_THREAD | PDR
+| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | 1518
+| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | 10000
+| | ${max_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10Ge_linerate_pps_1518B}
+| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
+| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
+| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
+| | Given Add '4' worker threads and rss '2' without HTT to all DUTs
+| | And   Add all PCI devices to all DUTs
+| | And   Add No Multi Seg to all DUTs
+| | And   Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When  IPv6 forwarding initialized in a 3-node circular topology
+| | And   Add fib table | ${dut1} | 2001:1:: | 64 | 1 | local
+| | And   Add fib table | ${dut2} | 2001:2:: | 64 | 1 | local
+| | And   COP Add whitelist Entry | ${dut1} | ${dut1_if1} | ip6 | 1
+| | And   COP Add whitelist Entry | ${dut2} | ${dut2_if2} | ip6 | 1
+| | And   COP interface enable or disable | ${dut1} | ${dut1_if1} | enable
+| | And   COP interface enable or disable | ${dut2} | ${dut2_if2} | enable
+| | Then Find PDR using binary search and pps | ${framesize} | ${binary_min}
+| | ...                                       | ${binary_max} | 3-node-IPv6
+| | ...                                       | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate}
+| | ...                                       | ${threshold}
+| | ...                                       | ${glob_loss_acceptance}
+| | ...                                       | ${glob_loss_acceptance_type}
+
+| Find NDR with 4 cores and rss 2 by using RFC2544 binary search and 9000B frames through IPv6 forwarding with COP in 3-node topology
+| | [Documentation]
+| | ... | Find throughput on 4 cores and rss 2 with non drop rate for 9000B
+| | ... | frames by using binary search starting at 138,580pps, stepping down
+| | ... | with step of 5,000pps.
+| | [Tags] | 4_THREAD_NOHTT_RSS_2 | MULTI_THREAD | NDR
+| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | 9000
+| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | 5000
+| | ${max_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10Ge_linerate_pps_9000B}
+| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
+| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
+| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
+| | Given Add '4' worker threads and rss '2' without HTT to all DUTs
+| | And   Add all PCI devices to all DUTs
+| | And   Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When  IPv6 forwarding initialized in a 3-node circular topology
+| | And   Add fib table | ${dut1} | 2001:1:: | 64 | 1 | local
+| | And   Add fib table | ${dut2} | 2001:2:: | 64 | 1 | local
+| | And   COP Add whitelist Entry | ${dut1} | ${dut1_if1} | ip6 | 1
+| | And   COP Add whitelist Entry | ${dut2} | ${dut2_if2} | ip6 | 1
+| | And   COP interface enable or disable | ${dut1} | ${dut1_if1} | enable
+| | And   COP interface enable or disable | ${dut2} | ${dut2_if2} | enable
+| | Then Find NDR using binary search and pps | ${framesize} | ${binary_min}
+| | ...                                       | ${binary_max} | 3-node-IPv6
+| | ...                                       | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate}
+| | ...                                       | ${threshold}
+
+| Find PDR with 4 cores and rss 2 by using RFC2544 binary search and 9000B frames through IPv6 forwarding with COP in 3-node topology
+| | [Documentation]
+| | ... | Find throughput on 4 cores and rss 2 with partial drop rate for 9000B
+| | ... | frames by using binary search with threshold 5,000pps. Loss
+| | ... | acceptance is set to 0.5 percent of transmitted packets.
+| | [Tags] | 4_THREAD_NOHTT_RSS_2 | MULTI_THREAD | PDR
+| | ${framesize}= | Set Variable | 9000
+| | ${min_rate}= | Set Variable | 5000
+| | ${max_rate}= | Set Variable | ${10Ge_linerate_pps_9000B}
+| | ${binary_min}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
+| | ${binary_max}= | Set Variable | ${max_rate}
+| | ${threshold}= | Set Variable | ${min_rate}
+| | Given Add '4' worker threads and rss '2' without HTT to all DUTs
+| | And   Add all PCI devices to all DUTs
+| | And   Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When  IPv6 forwarding initialized in a 3-node circular topology
+| | And   Add fib table | ${dut1} | 2001:1:: | 64 | 1 | local
+| | And   Add fib table | ${dut2} | 2001:2:: | 64 | 1 | local
+| | And   COP Add whitelist Entry | ${dut1} | ${dut1_if1} | ip6 | 1
+| | And   COP Add whitelist Entry | ${dut2} | ${dut2_if2} | ip6 | 1
+| | And   COP interface enable or disable | ${dut1} | ${dut1_if1} | enable
+| | And   COP interface enable or disable | ${dut2} | ${dut2_if2} | enable
+| | Then Find PDR using binary search and pps | ${framesize} | ${binary_min}
+| | ...                                       | ${binary_max} | 3-node-IPv6
+| | ...                                       | ${min_rate} | ${max_rate}
+| | ...                                       | ${threshold}
+| | ...                                       | ${glob_loss_acceptance}
+| | ...                                       | ${glob_loss_acceptance_type}